ProAssurance CFO Also Assumes New Chief Operating Officer Position

ProAssurance Corp. has named Edward “Ned” Rand Jr. to its new chief operating officer position. He has served as chief financial officer for 13 years and retains that role for the near future.
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General Electric shares drop for fifth straight session

NEW YORK - General Electric shares tumbled for a fifth straight session on Friday, flirting with their biggest weekly percentage drop since the financial crisis, after the company flagged a possible breakup and more than $11 billion in charges earlier in the week.Read more ...

Judge orders new Olympus trial over superbug death

A Seattle judge said Olympus Corp. failed to properly disclose internal emails that raised safety concerns about a redesigned medical scope as early as 2008, several years before the device was publicly tied to deadly superbug outbreaks from Washington state to Pennsylvania.Read more ...

Everything We Know About Donald Trump's Proposed Border Wall

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump passionately promoted construction of a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico and insisted that Mexico would pay it. One year into office, he remains determined to get something built, even if it's not as vast as he used to suggest. But...
1. What's Trump asking for?
He's seeking $18 billion to $20 billion over 10 years for border security, as part of a fiscal 2019 spending package, and part of that would pay for construction of new and replacement barriers. On Jan. 10, he offered to support a Democratic goal - providing legal status to some...Read more ...

Trump spent his first year in office bashing the 'failing New York Times' - here's how its shares have done since his inauguration

The S&P 500 index, a common Wall Street benchmark, has gained 23% during President Trump's first year in office.
The New York Times Company, which Trump often bashes as "failing" has risen even more than the index.
Donald Trump loves to bash "the failing New York Times."
He has tweeted disparaging comments about the paper at least 140 times - with 38 of those coming during his time as President, according to the Trump Twitter Archive .
But in the year since he was inaugurated, shares of the New York Times Company have gained more than 51%. Subscriptions have soared, the newspaper said in...Read more ...